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“Now is the time to step up our training of Iraqi Forces, as they prepare for operations in key cities such as Fallujah and Mosul.

“Along with the trebling of UK air strikes, this underlines the crucial role our armed forces are playing in the fight against Daesh.”

It has also emerged that just in the past week the RAF’s Tornado, Typhoon jets and unmanned drones have had a string of devastating successes against ISIS.

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Royal Air Force aircraft, flying as part of the global coalition against Daesh, have struck further terrorist targets in support of the Iraqi ground forces.

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the RAF crews smashed ISIS positions as they came to rescue of Kurdish ground forces fighting the terror network.

On Wednesday a formation of two man Tornados and one man Typhoons conducted four attacks in northern and western Iraq, including amassive-scale strike of bunker-buster bombs on another fortified former village.

RAF Tornado in full flight (Image: PA)

And the following day the RAF aces destroyed a large ISIS weapons cache and several fortified ISIS positions.